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Sancocho de Cerdo (Colombian Pork Soup)

Every time I make Sancocho, I remember every detail of those family meals at Mamita’s house. Sancocho is a popular soup made with yuca, plantain, potato, corn, and your choice of beef, pork, fish or chicken. It is served with rice, avocado, lime, aji (hot sauce), and salad. As I’ve mentioned before, soups are very popular in Colombia. A tradtional Colombian meal will always include soup as the first course.

This is one of those soups that is very tasty and comforting this time of the year and although it can be served as a first course, it is filling enough to make a complete meal. You have to try it…I just love Sanconcho! I am getting hungry now…Bye 🙂

This looks absolutely DELICIOUS! I closed my eyes and for a brief moment I could envision my abuelita at the stove making this with the maid for lunch. Thank you for this beautiful flashback AND for the recipe! Keep ’em coming! I love your posts!

Sancocho is a traditional Colombian dish and is prepared many different ways throughout the country. You’ll find fish, chicken, beef and chicken, pork and bean Sancocho in Colombia.

Sancocho is a soup made with plantain, yuca, potato, corn, and the meat of your choice, It is a hearty, comforting and delicious dish that is usually served with white rice, salad, aji, lime and avocado on the side.

I remember = we use to play cards every Sunday and I use toprepare this soup. O may, just like heaven.
Sadly, it’s a heart killer though, full of closlestral and fat.
Don’t fret too much though = take it out.

To begin with, remove as much fat as possible, then boil for 20 minutes, then remove as much fat from the broth as possible, then continue with recipe.

Almost fat free method:
Put liquid in a tall container overnight in the frig. The fat will get hard and settle as a cake on top. Just pop the fat off and continue with you recipe.

hOLA ERICA,
there is a long time that I do not write on your blog, but everyday check the recipes.
I am pregnant of 8 months and have this craving for “sancochito …so I decided to make it tonight ( although is warm here in Southern Illinois already) and invited some friends from Colombia to enjoy it. Anyways, the list is now up to 16 people!! So, as pregnant as I am, I will make it..and enjoy the company along with this VERY Comforting soup.. Es que una sancochada para 2 no es lo mismo, cierto??
Gracias

Where the heck do you get yuca at? I’m in Jackson, Mississippi and have never seen yuca at our grocery stores. One of my all time favorites is fried yuca, I miss so many things about the food from Columbia. I lived in Bogota and they had these restaurants that sold a type of rotassaire chicken (bright yellow) and fried yuca.